Alcoa is in talks to sell its idle Massena East aluminum smelter in upstate New York to bitcoin mining firm NYDIG, according to comments from Alcoa chief executive Bill Oplinger in a Bloomberg interview. The Massena East site sits along the St. Lawrence River and has been out of operation since 2014. The closure followed

Korea advances CBDCs and tokenized deposits, signaling tighter control while stablecoin policy remains uncertain. South Korea’s central bank is signaling a renewed focus on digital currency infrastructure under new leadership. Fresh policy direction places central bank digital currency (CBDC) and tokenized deposits at the center of future payment systems. At the same time, stablecoins received

Tokyo’s Metropolitan Government has launched a subsidy program offering companies up to 40 million yen – roughly $250,000 – to build real-world use cases around digital yen stablecoins, administered by the city’s Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs under Japan’s Payment Services Act. The detail most headlines are missing, though, is what this program actually

Bitcoin traded at $75,733 on Tuesday morning, up 1.5% over 24 hours, as Iran signaled it will send a team to Pakistan talks and Brent crude slipped ahead of the Wednesday ceasefire deadline. Source link

Bitcoin price traded above $76,500 today, holding onto recent gains despite rising geopolitical tension. Bitcoin fell back toward $75,000 into the weekly close and over the weekend as renewed tension between the United States and Iran rattled markets and refocused attention on oil prices. The pullback followed a failed breakout above $78,000, which had marked

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hata, Malaysia’s only dual-licensed digital asset exchange, today announced the closing of a USD 8 million (approximately RM31.6 million) Series A funding round led by Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, alongside several prominent global family offices. The fundraise marks the beginning of a deep

Coinbase and Bybit are discussing tokenized U.S. stocks, custody, and global distribution of public and pre-IPO shares. Coinbase is holding talks with Bybit on plans for Onchain U.S. stocks and related custody services. The discussions focus on tokenization, storage, and global access to assets, including public stocks and pre-IPO shares. People familiar with the matter

Bitcoin and other risk assets have become increasingly sensitive to statements from U.S. President Donald Trump, with markets often swinging upward or downward within minutes of his social media posts or policy announcements to the news media. This has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers, academics and market experts, as questions mount over whether those price movements

Jason Lowery, former Deputy Director of Technology & Innovation at the United States Space Force, and author of Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin, has announced his new role as Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.  In a LinkedIn update, he shared his Honor to